Exam 8: Adapting Communication to Cultures and Social Communities

Communication is profoundly related to culture.

Being able to understand more than one group's ways of using language such as what is practiced by many Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, lesbians, gay men, and members of other groups that are simultaneously part of a dominant and a minority culture is known as __________.

Social communities include a number of cultures.

If you identify with a culture that emphasizes collective well-being, you are most likely to __________.

Groups of people who live within a dominant culture yet also belong to another group that is distinct from the mainstream culture are called __________.

When people are able to speak and understand more than one language, they are __________.

Mark decided to drop Professor Yang's course after only the first week because he felt he did not like her accent. He told a friend later that, "We pay good money to go to school here. They should at least hire teachers who sound like one of us." His attitude reflects __________.

Denying the practices and validity of other cultures is a response to social diversity that is called __________.

Telling someone that you "understand" their experience because you've been in a similar situation is one way of confirming the other person.

Appreciating the validity and value of some other culture without adopting it is a response to diversity known as __________.

Members of a collectivist culture __________.

The social, symbolic, and material practices of a social group that shape its members' perspectives and communication processes are known as __________.

Conventional nonverbal communication in a culture often reflects the perspective of dominant groups.

Phil attends a party being held in honor of a visitor from Great Britain. Phil notices that the visitor doesn't stand very close to those who are talking to her. Phil doesn't assume that the visitor is being rude or unfriendly; instead he wonders how personal space preferences in Great Britain differ from those in the United States. Phil is practicing __________.

The tendency to regard our culture and our way of life as normal and superior to other people and other ways of life is known as __________.

Maggie is very nervous around devout Muslims. She thinks they don't belong in the U.S., and never tries to make any conversation with Muslims she comes across. Maggie's actions are an example of __________.

When we communicate with others, we learn their culture's views and rules.

The importance of adapting communication to various cultures and social communities is reflected in __________.

In general, which of the following characteristics best describes a management style favored by many women?

A system of ideas, values, beliefs, customs, and language that is passed from one generation to the next and sustains a particular way of life is known as __________.